I need some help. I am an elementary school teacher, and I am trying to make a fun dance CD to play in my classroom. I want to put some Prince on it, but I need help coming up with kid-friendly Prince songs that won't upset parents. So far:
Let's Go Crazy
Baby I'm A Star
Batdance
Everyday is a Winding Road

What else can I use?

brocklynn said:

get FACE DOWN!from the emancipation cd!its kid friendly,does a history lesson on elvis and the like

Face Down, sounds lovely for children!

Starfish and Coffee

Lady cab driver pretty cool too no bad words at all

"Come"?

AvramsDad said:

nevermind. you said "dance"

Spinlight said:

When Doves Cry nothing to bad in that song. Musicology nothing bad there either.

1999 and partyman

I like starfish and coffee, good idea! Come, perfect, I do teach fifth grade where they watch the puberty video! This will only reinfoce what they learn from the video

JENJEN said:

she said NOT DEPRESSING, UPBEAT....who wanna hear a damn dove cryin wen u tryin to party and prince talking about his mom and dads problems...u want her to lose her job huh?

ccollin88 said:

Yes, but it's much too funky for the youngsters to be exposed to.

I liked Alphabet St. when I was a kid

Don't Talk to Strangers

All these songs are perfect! You guys are doin a good job! Sorry it's the school teacher in me!

Dolphin...

My three little nephews love "Get on the Boat". I took the 10 yr old to Bryant Park to see Prince on "Good Morning America". They keep playing the performance over and over on the dvr. I made them a cd which includes some of the songs you all mentioned and "3121", "Kiss", "Rasberry Beret", "Take Me With U","Girls and Boys", "Alphabet Street", and "Don't Talk to Strangers."

Almost forgot. The 10 yr old also loves "Life of the Party" from the Musicology cd. His mother had downloaded the whole cd into his ipod shuffle and that is his favorite.

Good Grief People at some of these responses! Can't someone just get an answer without all the sarcasm? No wonder I hang out in GD.

Anyhoo...I recommend (some lyrics might be racy...but they won't get it till later)

Little Red Corvette
1999
Let's go Crazy
Take Me with U
Raspberry Beret
Around the World in a Day
Christopher Tracy's Parade
Mountains
Kiss
Play in the Sunshine
Starfish and COffee
Alphabet St.
I wish U heaven
Batdance
Partyman
Lemon Crush
Elephants and Flowers
Musicology
Million Days
Lolita
Love
Get on the Boat

FruitToAttractBears said:

Even though it is apparently about oral sex !!!!! lol.....

I'm not so sure about letting them listen to Lady Cabdriver unless you're planning a sex ed lesson that's been approved.

1FRO said:

Is there actually a "Clean" "non sexual" prince song in existence?????

Willing to do the work. The New Power Generation. and Bob George, just kidding!!

Oh I forgot, I Would Die 4 U!!!

purpledisc said:

America?

There are a lot more than I had thought! Thanks everyone

Thieves in the Temple (extended)

1FRO said:

Oh Yes !!!!! lol.....I am a perv.....so i forgot about that one,,,,

I bet you just skimmed through you rentire CD collection for that though

My daughter is 2 and her favourites are Do the Dance from the Cream ep, get on the boat, fury, let's go crazy, my name is prince, 2 whom it may concern, interactive, calhoun square, whats my name, endorphinmachine and purple rain.

unfortunately shes only allowed to listen to Bart Simpsons version of my name is prince cos of the swearing.
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and we have to cough loudly when he says bitch in interactive.
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and its do your dance not do the dance you muppet.
Speaking of muppets she loves the muppets and prince duet on starfish and coffee. she was 2 on sunday. Her other favourites are James Brown, the pink panther, crazy frog and pinky and the brain. She likes Michael Jackson just not as much.
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